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Paving the Way

8/2/2013

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The first phase of a runway upgrade project at Bagram
Airfield, Afghanistan, is scheduled for completion in about a week, according
to base officials. The project consists of fixing "the primary landing
surface" of Bagram's main runway, said Capt. Richard Hallon of the base's 455th
Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, in a release. Before fixing the main
runway, however, contractors must first repair a temporary runway, Taxiway
Zulu, that the Russians built half a century ago. This work, the first phase,
is scheduled for completion on Aug. 10, according to the release. Work on the
main runway, the second phase, will begin soon thereafter and is expected to
take about four months to complete. "The project will have a huge impact
operationally," said Capt. Dave Friedel, airfield operations liaison
officer for the 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron. (Bagram report by
TSgt. Rob Hazelett)